openclaw-mcp vs filesystem

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	openclaw-mcp by freema	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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openclaw-mcp · Summary

MCP server bridging Claude.ai with self-hosted OpenClaw assistant using OAuth2 authentication.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

openclaw-mcp · Use cases

Delegating tasks from Claude to self-hosted OpenClaw assistants
Creating AI assistants that orchestrate other AI assistants
Managing multiple OpenClaw instances for different environments (prod/staging/dev)

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

openclaw-mcp · Install

Installation

Docker (Recommended)

docker pull ghcr.io/freema/openclaw-mcp:latest

Create a docker-compose.yml with environment variables and start:

export MCP_CLIENT_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
export OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=your-gateway-token
docker compose up -d

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["openclaw-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OPENCLAW_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:18789",
        "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN": "your-gateway-token",
        "OPENCLAW_MODEL": "openclaw"
      }
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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